S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6753
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 16, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to the right to hold race meetings and races at Belmont Park;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
of
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 203 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
ing law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
§ 203. Right to hold race meetings and races. 1. Any corporation
formed under the provisions of this article, if so claimed in its
certificate of organization, and if it shall comply with all the
provisions of this article, and any other corporation entitled to the
benefits and privileges of this article as hereinafter provided, shall
have the power and the right to hold one or more running race meetings
in each year, and to hold, maintain and conduct running races at such
meetings. At such running race meetings the corporation, or the owners
of horses engaged in such races, or others who are not participants in
the race, may contribute purses, prizes, premiums or stakes to be
contested for, but no person or persons other than the owner or owners
of a horse or horses contesting in a race shall have any pecuniary
interest in a purse, prize, premium or stake contested for in such race,
or be entitled to or receive any portion thereof after such race is
finished, and the whole of such purse, prize, premium or stake shall be
allotted in accordance with the terms and conditions of such race. Races
conducted by a franchised corporation shall be permitted only between
sunrise and sunset.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A FRAN-
CHISED CORPORATION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONDUCT RACES AFTER SUNSET AT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THE BELMONT PARK RACETRACK, ONLY ON THE MAIN TRACK IN ITS CURRENT
CONFIGURATION, BUT ONLY IF SUCH RACES CONCLUDE BEFORE HALF PAST TEN
O'CLOCK POST MERIDIAN AND ONLY IF SUCH RACES OCCUR ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS
OR SATURDAYS. THE FRANCHISED CORPORATION SHALL COORDINATE WITH A HARNESS
RACING ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN WESTCHESTER
COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT THE STARTING TIMES OF ALL SUCH RACES ARE STAG-
GERED.
3. A track first licensed after January first, nineteen hundred nine-
ty, shall not conduct the simulcasting of thoroughbred races within
district one, in accordance with article ten of this chapter on days
that a franchised corporation is not conducting a race meeting. In no
event shall thoroughbred races conducted by a track first licensed after
January first, nineteen hundred ninety be conducted after eight o'clock
post meridian.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed 4 years after the first night of racing conducted after
sunset pursuant to this act; provided that the New York Racing Associ-
ation shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission of the date
of such night of racing in order that the commission may maintain an
accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of
section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi-
cers law.
